>>14425514Raising children doesn't work like that, OP. You're starting with the idea that math is something you need to force on the child. That's going to make him dislike it and consider it a chore. You need to enjoy math yourself, have fun talking about it with him, and do experiments and such that incorporate math. Give him some math books as gifts alongside regular gifts for Christmas and his birthday. Give him some sort of dare that you'll pay him if he does the homework questions in math books successfully. Tell him you'll pay for his entire college education if he studies math.
OP, when you have a problem, trying to smash it with all your force should be a last resort. Even if you technically have the strength to do it, it's so inefficient and unpleasant that it's rarely worthwhile. It's sort of like how not fighting at all is the best way to win a war.
